Training Course
Syllabus:
OSHA Compliance &
Workplace Safety Seminar
Program Description:
This information-packed workshop offers the cost-effective solutions you
need to keep your people safe-and to keep OSHA inspectors off your doorstep!
You'll get a comprehensive update on the very latest in OSHA's ever-changing
requirements, and you'll also find out innovative ways other organizations
are successfully using to meet these stringent standards - without busting
the budget.
You'll gain an understanding of the basics of OSHA record-keeping, learn how
to avoid the top 10 most common OSHA violations, get tips for using
proactive safety audit tools and discover smart ways to prevent accidents
from happening. In addition, you'll find out exactly what you need to do to
be prepared for an OSHA site visit.
A special section on workplace violence offers real insight into reducing
the risk of this grave threat to worker safety. Gain peace of mind — and
establish a safer, OSHA compliant facility — using the solid strategies and
essential information you'll receive in this must-attend update!
What You’ll Learn
- Gain a thorough understanding of OSHA's latest general
industry changes and know how to comply
- Use proactive safety audit tools to significantly
reduce the number of accidents and injuries in your workplace
- Avoid enormous OSHA fines and hassles by assessing your
organization's level of compliance and shoring up every weakness
- Use effective preventive measures to keep your
employees and customers safe from the threat of workplace violence
- Know how to comply to the letter with OSHA's rigorous
record-keeping standards
- Save your organization major money by slashing
accident-associated costs like workers' comp, time off and more
- Recommend ergonomic solutions that can prevent worker
injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome
- Spot workplace accidents waiting to happen and know
smart, cost-effective ways to correct them
- Boost your safety training effectiveness immediately
- Alert your organization to proposed OSHA changes so you
can take them into account when planning for future growth
- Use checklists to ensure that your organization could
pass an OSHA inspection with flying colors
- Better understand the "gray areas" in OSHA regulations
so you won't be caught off guard when you thought you were in compliance
- Know which resources to turn to for up-to-the-minute
information on OSHA rules and regulations
- Recognize the warning signs that an employee is capable
of violence and know how to respond
- Use new strategies to correct reckless employee
behavior on the job
- Gain employee - and management - buy-in for safety
training
- Conduct and document an accident investigation in a
manner that fully complies with OSHA requirements
- Reduce the endless hours it takes to keep OSHA records
by using smart time-saving tips
- Know the procedure for an OSHA inspection so you'll
deal confidently with inspectors should the need arise
- Gain peace of mind, knowing your workers are safe and
your organization is fully compliant with OSHA regulations
Who Should Attend
- Safety Managers
- Those involved in training employees in safety rules
- Facility Managers
- Human Resource Personnel
- Business Owners
- Supervisors and Managers
Workshop Agenda
OSHA Compliance
- From "Must-Know" Basics to the Newest Regulations
- Unscrambling OSHA's confusing lexicon to define
citation, violation, standards, requirements, rules, guidelines and many
more
- A review of how OSHA's penalty system works
- Comprehensive methods for assessing your organization's
current level of OSHA compliance
- What's the No. 1 most cited OSHA violation? The top 10?
- Understanding the ins and outs of the lockout/tagout
standard
- The status of the proposed ergonomics standard - and
what changes it will mean for your organization
- Analyzing the potential effects of OSHA's proposed
rules for safety and health programs
- Protecting your organization by looking ahead: New OSHA
standards proposed by October 2000
- Essential resources for staying up-to-the-minute on
changes in
OSHA regulations
Preventing
Common Workplace Hazards (and Accidents Waiting to Happen)
- Forewarned is forearmed: Most common safety violations
cited by OSHA
- Recognizing how "gray areas" in OSHA's Accident
Prevention Guidelines could cost your company a bundle
- How to's for using proactive safety audit tools to
customize a safety audit that guarantees results
- A workplace safety hazards checklist no organization
should be without
- Conducting a job hazard analysis that can open your
eyes to major problems before someone is injured
- Specifics that your Hazard Communication Program must
include to comply with OSHA requirements
- Understanding why employees disregard safety rules -
the reasons may surprise you!
- Proven strategies for spotting and correcting reckless
employee behavior
- Preventing WMSDs: now the No. 1 cause of lost workdays
due to injuries
Effectively
Training Managers and Employees on Safety and OSHA Regulations
- How do your training programs rate against OSHA's
official training requirements for general industry?
- Understanding exactly who must be trained - and how
often - to meet OSHA standards
- OSHA's Prevention and Control Programs and 7-Step
Training Programs: Are they right for your organization?
- Top reasons why safety training programs often fail to
produce desired levels of improvement in safety
- Essential components a safety training program must
contain to be effective
- Strategies for gaining employee - and management - buy-in for
safety training
- What to do before, during and after safety training to
boost its
impact and effectiveness
- Training tips for motivating "reluctant" learners who'd
rather endure a dental drill than safety training
- Document, document, document: Failing to properly
document training efforts could cost your organization plenty when OSHA
inspectors ask to see training records
Complying with OSHA's Record-Keeping Requirements to the Letter
- Overview of OSHA record-keeping requirements with an
explanation of the recent changes
- A word to the wise: the most frequently cited
record-keeping violations
- OSHA requirements on retention, maintenance and
location of records
- Ins and outs of the 200 Log and the 101 Form
- How to correct an entry the OSHA way
- Step-by-step guidelines for reporting a work injury in
accordance with new OSHA requirements
- Valuable time-saving tips for reducing the number of
hours it takes to keep and maintain OSHA records
- How many people in your organization should be trained
in OSHA record-keeping?
- Using your records to spot hazards and track accident
trends - and significantly improve safety levels
Red Alert! How to Be
Prepared for an OSHA Site Visit
- Is your organization among those most likely to be inspected? Find
out!
- Valuable checklists that help you spot trouble - and avoid horrendous
fines - before an inspector shows up
- Hot spots: A list of places an OSHA inspector is guaranteed to look
- Which records do inspectors scrutinize most closely?
- Walking through the inspection process so you'll know what to expect
- Tips for avoiding the most common mistakes organizations make during
OSHA inspections
- What you should know about OSHA's Program Evaluation Profile
- How to contest an OSHA citation - and is it worth it?
- Conducting surprise self-inspections to ensure your organization is
fully prepared and in compliance when OSHA comes calling
Credits:
Our training seminars offer Continuing
Education Credits (based on contact hours) upon completion. Credits are
issued by The Continuing Education Center, Inc. according to the guidelines
set forth by IACET. Please note that Continuing Education Credit approval is
at the discretion of your licensing board; not all seminar topics are
approved by all boards. Contact your licensing board or agency for specific
information relating to your profession
SEMINAR TRAINING TIME:
Seminar Check-In 8:30 AM Seminar Class 9:00
AM - 4:00 PM
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